WHAT'S ON TONIGHT

By KATHRYN SHATTUCK

Published: February 14, 2007

8 P.M. (CBS) JERICHO -- Just in time for the series's return on Feb. 21, this hourlong primer, which gives a recap of the first 11 episodes -- from the day the bomb went off in view of the Kansas prairie to the reappearance of Emily's fianc?Roger (Christopher Wiehl, above, with Ashley Scott).

8 P.M. (NBC) FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS -- In tonight's episode, which carries a warning about graphic language, tensions escalate as the black players on the Panthers team refuse to play unless Mac (Blue Decker) is fired for his comments -- leaving Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) torn between losing one of his best coaches and giving in to his players' demands.

8 P.M. (ABC) GEORGE LOPEZ -- Just how many people can you offend at once? Benny needs George's testimony to get out of jail when her mother (Rita Moreno), defense attorney (Adam West) and judge (Marilyn Milian) all turn against her.

8 P.M. (11) BEAUTY AND THE GEEK -- The remaining two teams prepare for the big elimination in tonight's season finale by revealing aspects of themselves that they've never before shown. One even makes a personal sacrifice that turns the competition upside down. But what's up with those unexpected visitors?

8 P.M. (13, 49) AMERICA'S BALLROOM CHALLENGE -- Sweeping ballgowns. Men in tails. Formal, regal dancing. These are the characteristics of the International Standard, ballroom's oldest style, with steps that date back hundreds of years to the royal courts of Europe. Tonight, the couples dance the waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot and quickstep, all of which must be performed in the closed position -- meaning that the man and woman must remain in contact at all times.

8:30 P.M. (ABC) THE KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY -- Make that knights in shining armor. The guys find their mission veering off track as they try to rescue Esperanza, who is being held captive at the diner by her exboyfriend.

9 P.M. (13) THE HIDDEN EPIDEMIC: HEART DISEASE IN AMERICA -- Larry King examines the myths, risks and warning signs of heart disease, and offers new ways to predict and treat it before it becomes lifethreatening.

9:30 P.M. (Sundance) IN SHORT: THE ART OF SEDUCTION -- Nine brief films, originally co-produced for video cell phones by the National Film Board of Canada, look at the more unbridled side of human desire.

10 P.M. (ABC) LOST -- Hurley enlists Charlie to help him get the truth out of Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick, left), who has been acting strangely ever since the hatch imploded.